Friday, October 29, 2010

Blogger's Quilt festival

Being a puzzle Junkie, and wanting to use up the 10 years of Orphan Quilt blocks that I have accumulated over the years.... I Puzzled this quilt together...

It is filled with every technique that I have learned.

Many of which were only last year!

I actually started making this quilt 10 years ago... The bottom row of this quilt was pieced from blocks that I had made from baby quilts made when I adopted my daughter... I was not a serious quilter then, and I attempted to machine applique down the bits, thinking I'd make a whole quilt..

I got very bored with it, stuck it in a drawer,

and 10 years later pulled it out, and started putting the pieces together....

I had some antique blocks that I wanted to use and set them in the corners...

Then I took all my practice blocks, flying geese, scrap school house, y seam stars,

9 patches, bits from all the charity quilts I have made, Blocks from new and old friends,

and anything else I had to fill up this quilt...

I can see years of learning in this quilt...

Stories, memories, fabrics that went into quilts that made a difference in some one's life.

And it resembles the crazy quilts my grandmother used to make...

This is my FEEL GOOD quilt...

It just makes me smile when I look at it...

I love it when everything falls into place... It maybe a busy quilt, but boy, to me,
it is ONE COMPLETE THOUGHT... chock full of memories... what can be better?

56 comments:

I just love this quilt. The colors are great and it turned out so well. It was a really good use for all those blocks we make in classes and don't know what to do afterwards. And there seems to be extra blocks made for quilts too. Thanks for sharing.

Hi Victoria, I recently discovered your block via Jackie's. I love this quilt and the ones you have been doing recently. The colours are so vibrant and go so well together (even though busy) it brings the quilts to life. And just look at this one! Not only great looking but massive too! Having so much of your quilting history in it must be great too. Thank you for sharing it with us!

Well I have een lots of beautiful quilts this morning but so far this one has been the one to knock me off my chair - I just love the whole mix of everything in there. I've been binning my orphan blocks but I'm going to consign them to a shoe box now and, when the box is full, perhaps try a quilt like this - a history of fabric choices and quilt learning - this is so wonderful.

Still in love! It's my favoritest quilt you've ever done, too! I'll never forget that you slept under it at our retreat. My best friend always says: "It's not a real quilt until it's been slept under!". So now we know yours is a real quilt! See you in a few days! Eeeee!

So happy to see you chose the fabulous kitchen sink quilt to feature! I think it is amazing. Such a great way to capture all those memories. I am in awe over all that went into this treasure. You must be so proud of it!

What a perfect quilt to share in the festival! I love your Kitchen Sink quilt! It is definitely a one of a kind, unique, fabulous quilt! This will be a true heirloom! Thanks for sharing it again Victoria.

Victoria,I love this quilt- it is such a cool idea to use up the blocks that get left behind - they all look spectacular together and tell your particular quilting story.Thanks for sharing and Enjoy the festival.Warmest regards,Anna

what a marvelous quilt. i love that it is a compilation of years of work. how wonderful it is. it is an inspiration to do something similar with bits and pieces i have. thanks so much for sharing and have a great day